Dash-headlight.



110.787,15. PATENTED APR. 11, 1905.

F. W. DRESSEL. l DASH HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6,1904.

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Deuren @rares PATENT FREDERI( K IVRlCSSEL, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y., ASSIGYOR TO THE IHtESSRL .Patented April. 11, 1905.

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RAUYi-LY LAMP lYORKS, OF NBV' YORK. N. Y., A (ORPORNHON OF NFY YORK.

DASH-HEADLIGHT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,158, dated April 11, 1905.

ADpllcatiou tiled August 6, 1904. Serial No. 219,718.

Be it known that l. Fruinuizioit Draussen, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan`r in the city` county,

the dash-headlight to the outer surface or face of the dash of a car.

The covercomprisesa metal ring e and prismatic lens-glass 7. the lens-glass and ring beand `\`tate of New York` have invented an Improvement in l)ash-t'leadlights of which the following is a specification,

A\l v invention relates to an improvement in l dash-headlights for railway-cars, especially surface and elevated cars operated by electricity. lleretofore this class of headlights has usually been passed forward through a large hole made in the dash and has been secured to the dash by bolts passing' through the same and through a flange of the headlight against the inner surface o'f the dash. To obtain access to the interior of these headlights it has usually been necessary to bodily separate parts of the headlight Vfrom one another. A\ly invention is designed to overcome these ditliculties. and in carryingout the same l l provide a headlight adapted to be connected i to the outer surface of the dash by bolts passing therethrough. the headlight comprising a i flanged body portion receiving a reflector, an incandescent electric lamp, and the lead-wires and a cover` hinged thereto and secured by a spring-catch. The cover comprises a metal ring and prismatic lens-glass, and the flanged body is provided with ribs protecting the ing connected by a clamping-ring c", held to the ring c by screws, there beingl a rubber washer preferablyemployed between the ring e and the lens The leus-glass f/ is preferably of usual character. This cover is connected to the body by a hing'e e at one side` upon which the same is adapted to swing, preferably in an upward direction, and a spring-catchj' is employed, formed with the lower edge of the ring e and adapted to engage an aperture 3 in the lower portion of the circular rim ff" between the ribs f/. This spring-catch is shown as comprising a taperpointed stem passing through a recess in which is a helical spring. This spring-catch in itself is of usual construction.

rithin the body of the dash-headlight is a reflector a, secured to the inner surface of the back by a connection l. which is of any desired character, the reflector being preferably removable. lYithiu this body portion /l represents a socket, ot' porcelain. adapted to receive an incandescent electric-light bulb I,

` fi adjacent to the hinge f by a screw spring-catch from accidental release and thc 1 lead-wires from external contact.

ln the drawings, Figure l is an elevation representing my improved dash-headlight as secured to the dash of a car and with the cover thrown open` and Fig. is a vert-ical section through the same with the cover closed.

The body portion of the dash-headlight is preferably formed of cast metal, a back u, llange ff. circular rim ffii, and ribs u" being formed integral of the cast metal. The back 1/ and tlange u' are in the same plane, the rim 6 and T represent the lead-wires, which pass into the body of the dash-headlight through an opening between the ribs to binding- 1 posts of the porcelain socket the laad-wires M at right angles to said parts, and the ribs ai parallel with one another and extending bel tween the outer surface of the circular rim ft2 and the flange n' at the lower portion of the body of the dash-headlight. rllhroing'h the llange u' are holes for bolts 2, which connect being preferably connected at intermediate points by clips S upon the surface of the back u.. The parts are so proportioned and arranged that the ribs n not only come at each side of the spring-catch f and beyond the line of said catch in its engaging' position, but said ribs also come at each side of the line of the lead-wires as they enter the dash-hemllight.

i In this manner the ribs protect the springcatch from contact with an external part and accidental release and also protect the leadwires from external contact. This external contact might arise from a moving' rope or part of a Yfender or other device coming in contact with the headlight, these ri bs performing the function of warding oil`l such contact or blow.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that in connecting the dash-headlight it 'will only be necessary to make a few holes for the bolts 2 in the dash and that with the headlight connected to the outer surface of the dash the parts within are readily accessible by simply loosening the spring-catch and lifting the cover, the desirability of getting at the parts within being apparent from the fact that the incandescent electric lights need frequent replacing' because of the filament breaking or the lamp burning out.

The reflector g and the incandescent electric-light bulb /z may, as shown, be so positioned with reference to one another that the said light-bulb preferably contacts with the surface of the reflector when screwed down to place in the socket, this contact assisting in reducing the vibration of said parts to a minimum and the one part helping to keep the other part in position.

I claim as my inventionw l. A dash-headlight comprising a metal body portion, a hinged cover, a catch for holding the cover at one side, and means connected with the body portion coming at each side of and beyond the catch for protecting the same from external contact or accidental release.

2. A dash-headlight, comprising a metal body portion, an electric incandescent bulb, and means for securingI the same within the body portion, and a hinged cover portion and means connected to the body portion and extending at each side and beyond the catch of the cover and also at each side of the electric lead-wires entering the body portion. protecting said catch and wires from external contact.

3. A dash-headlight having a body portion of metal comprising a back and flange in the same plane, a circular rim at rightangles thereto and external ribs parallel to one another spaced apart and connecting the rim and the flange, a cover hinged at one side to the circular rim, and a spring-catch connected to the other side of the cover and adapted to pass between the ribs and engage an aperture in'the circular rim.

4. A dash-headlight having a body portion of metal comprising a back and flange in the same plane, a circular rim at right angles thereto and external ribs parallel to one another spaced apart and connecting the rim and the flange, a cover hinged at one side of the circular rim, a spring-catch connected to the other side of the cover and adapted to pass between the ribs and engage an aperture in the circular rim, a reflector within the body connected to the back, a socket and incandescent electriclight bulb, the socket also being connected within the body and to the circular rim, and lead-wires extending from the socket through an opening in the circular rim between the ribs, substantially as set forth.

5. A dash-headlight, consisisting of a body portion comprising a back and flange in the same plane. a circular rim at right angles thereto, a cover comprising a ring and glass, and means for securing the same to the circular rim, the flange of the body portion having apertures and bolts passing through the apertures and adapted to pass through holes in the dash for securing the dash-headlight to the outer surface of the dash, substantially as set forth.

6. A dash-headlight for electric illumination, consisting' of abody and cover, the body comprising in one integral structure a back and flange in the same plane, a circular rim at right angles thereto, and ribs external to the rim and extending between the same and the flange, the flange having apertures for bolts adapted to connect the body portion to the outer surface of the dash, the cover comprising a metal ring and prismatic lens-glass, a hinge connecting the metal ring of the cover to the circular rim at one side, a spring-catch at the other side of the cover-ring connecting the same to the circular rim, said spring-catch coming between and inside of the boundary or edge of the ribs, and there being an aperture in the circular rim also between these ribs, whereby the said spring-catch and the lead-wires to the electric light are protected from external contact and the catch from accidental release.

Signed by me this 4th day of August, 1904.

FREDERICK W. DRESSEL.

Vitnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, S. T. HAVILAND. 

